title: The social crisis of the Eurozone: the case of Spain.
abstract: This article discusses the consequences of the austerity policies promoted by the European Central Bank, the European Commission, and the International Monetary Fund and applied to the peripheral countries of the Eurozone, including Spain. In addition to deteriorating the economic conditions of these countries, these policies are hurting the social well-being of their populations.
authors.affiliation: John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. vnavarro@jhsph.edu
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Navarro
mesh_terms: D057172:Economic Recession; D005062:European Union / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057766:Policy; D012936:Social Medicine; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000191:economics*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain